Formed in 2011, we are a Melbourne-based community organisation committed to raising awareness of Lemnos' role in the Gallipoli campaign as well as the Hellenic connection to Australia's Anzac tradition across both world wars. Lest We Forget

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Our Committee is raising funds to create a lasting legacy telling the story of Lemnos' link to Gallipoli and Australia's Anzac story. Our projects include the Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial in Albert Park, the publication of a major new historical and pictorial publication and more. To make a donation you can also deposit directly by direct debit into the Committee's bank account: Account Name: Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee Inc; Bank: Delphi Bank; Account No: 204299-020 BSB No: 941300; Include your surname in the reference section. For further information on our legacy projects or to make a donation please contact either Lee Tarlamis 0411553009 or Jim Claven 0409402388M

Monday, 27 June 2016

Lemnos nurses and multicultural Anzac's feature in New AWM Booklets

Three new booklets published by the Australian War Memorial and the Australian Department of Veterans Affairs are a must have for all interested in the Anzac story.
The three booklets were recently revealed at the RSL National Conference.
The titles are as follows:

Century of Service - Devotion - Stories of Australia's wartime nurses

Century of Service - Ancestry - Stories of the multicultural Anzacs

Century of Service - Audacity Stories of heroic Australians in wartime

These booklets are high quality and well prepared.Devotion
Supporters and members of our Committee will welcome the fact that Devotion includes a section on Lemnos and Matron Grace Wilson. The relevant pages are reproduced below:

You can download a PDF of the whole Devotion booklet by following this link.

Ancestry
This booklet is a welcome addition to the Anzac library.
Our Committee has long argued for greater recognition of the diversity of the Anzac's - with over 1,000 indigenous Anzac's, approximately 30% having been born overseas and a high proportion of the remainder having parents born overseas.
It highlights a number of biographical stories - from English-born Charles Bean, Greek-born Nicholas Rodakis, Sicilian-born Coriglianos brothers and indigenous Trooper Frank Fisher. A selection of some pages from the booklet and some of the biographies are reproduced below.

How to get copies
Contact the Australian War Memorial, the Department of Veterans Affairs or your local Federal MP to obtain a copy of these great new booklets.
We hope you find this promotion useful.
Thanks to Committee Member Ange Kenos for making us aware of these new booklets.